December 22, 2008 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

Economy & Labor

Solving The Longevity Issue

Brian Murphy believes the financial industry is unprepared for the approaching wave of retirements. As Americans live...

News

Movers & Shakers

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Veterinary Shortage Not So Funny

To The Editor: While it has always been clear that Laurence Cohen’s writings take a...

News

CPAs Also Teach Financial Literacy

To The Editor: Kudos to St. Joseph’s College for its efforts to impart the real world...

Economy & Labor

Changing Credit Card Terms Squeeze Consumers

Aggressive rate increases on credit cards are threatening to push struggling consumers into financial ruin, accelerating home...

News

GOLF TOURNEY RAISES $760K

The 2008 Travelers Championship generated more than $760,000, which will benefit more than 120 charities throughout the...

Economy & Labor

Investors Wanted | East Hartford entrepreneur seeks $25M to expand his second major company

Jim Barnes, the East Hartford entrepreneur who built Oakleaf Waste Management Inc. into a $700 million company,...

News

One American Plaza Gets Green Light

For the last nine months, work has been halted inside and out at the nine-story building on...

Manufacturing

Hamilton, Rival To Work Together On Next Spacesuit

The spacesuit competition between Hamilton Sundstrand, based in Windsor Locks, and a Texas rival ended in a...

News

Latin American Insight

Jenny Melina-Morris is bursting onto the Hartford scene with an international portfolio of work some would envy....

News

The 10,000-Hour Investment

For years I have preached the importance of hard work, determination, persistence and practice — make that...

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Science Center Receives $100,000 Lego Award

A contest for inventions made out of Lego bricks is part of a $100,000 grant to the...

Banking & Finance

Nappier Eyes Hedge Fund Bets | Strategy change comes as hedge fund sector copes with redemptions, Madoff

State Treasurer Denise L. Nappier said she plans to approve rule changes by January allowing her to...

News

CONNECTICUT SPORTS NETWORK LAUNCHES

Comcast was on hand to help Connecticut Public Television (CPTV) and WFSB Channel 3 officially debut the...

Economy & Labor

UConn Plans $475M Hospital | 250-bed facility would replace Dempsey in Farmington

The University of Connecticut Health Center and Hartford Hospital are preparing to seek legislative approval next month...

News

Life Insurers Push NAIC For Capital Concessions

The ailing life insurance industry has initiated an aggressive campaign in recent weeks to convince state regulators...

Economy & Labor

Muscling In | Saint Francis edges ahead of Hartford Hospital in lucrative joint surgeries

Just over a year after opening its doors for business, Saint Francis Hospital’s joint replacement center has...

News

WESTFARMS HELPS NEEDY CHILDREN

Westfarms Mall presented The Pajama Program with a $5,000 donation to help provide local Connecticut children with...

Banking & Finance

Persona Non Grata

The full scope of Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme won’t be known for months, if ever....

News

Where Are The Watchdogs?

Although we have been living through decades of decline in local news gathering, 2008 has been a...

Economy & Labor

State Contracts

Here are the latest bids for products and services received by the Connecticut Department of Administrative Services...

Economy & Labor

Depression Fears Grow | Poll finds that Americans grow gloomier

The nation’s economic mood has turned even gloomier, according to a recent USA Today/Gallup Poll. Sixty...

News

Ponzi Schemes

The fraud perpetrated by Bernard Madoff may well be the greatest investment swindle in U.S. history, and...

Economy & Labor

Strategies: Eight Great Gifts For Entrepreneurs

Looking for a gift for the entrepreneur or small business owner on your holiday list? Or making...

News

OF NOTE

OF NOTE • As part of The Hartford’s 11th annual Adopt-A-Family program, nearly 1,000 employees from...

Economy & Labor

Goodwin Talks Alive; Simmons Turns In Keys

At a rally of about 60 workers and union reps outside the Goodwin Hotel on a raw...

News

Boys & Girls Clubs Of Hartford

Mission: The mission of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford (BGCH) is to enable all young...

News

Marketing Puzzler: The Tourism Slogan

As a youngster, I was amazed when I first heard the advertising tagline, “You don’t have to...

News

Fed Slashes Rates To All-Time Low

With the recession dragging down consumer prices and home construction, the Federal Reserve slashed a key short-term...

News

BRISTOL CHAMBER HITS WEST HARTFORD FOR HOLIDAY CHEER

Members of the Greater Bristol Chamber of Commerce (GBCC) traveled to West Hartford for their Business After...

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